1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/winbond-840.c b/drivers/net/tulip/winbond-840.c
index 18c8cedf4cac..60a87542f8f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/winbond-840.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/winbond-840.c
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ static void tx_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
         enable_irq(dev->irq);
 
         netif_wake_queue(dev);
-        dev->trans_start = jiffies;
+        dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
         np->stats.tx_errors++;
         return;
 }
@@ -1055,8 +1055,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t start_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
         }
         spin_unlock_irq(&np->lock);
 
-        dev->trans_start = jiffies;
-
         if (debug > 4) {
                 printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Transmit frame #%d queued in slot %d\n",
                        dev->name, np->cur_tx, entry);